TV 247 logo
      Search
      HOME > General

      Doria flatters Aécio and ignores JBS bribes.

      Determined to win the support of the PSDB party to run for president, Mayor João Doria is now abandoning his anti-corruption rhetoric and saying he has the utmost respect for Senator Aécio Neves (PSDB-MG), who was caught on JBS wiretaps in a case involving R$2 million in bribes, in which he even talks about killing his cousin; the request for Aécio's arrest is to be judged today by the Supreme Federal Court; the senator from Minas Gerais, with an 89% disapproval rating, is the second most rejected politician in Brazil, behind only Temer, with 94%; Doria supports both.

      Determined to win the support of the PSDB party to run for president, Mayor João Doria is now abandoning his anti-corruption rhetoric and saying he has the utmost respect for Senator Aécio Neves (PSDB-MG), who was caught on JBS wiretaps in a case involving R$2 million in bribes, in which he even talks about killing his cousin; the request for Aécio's arrest is to be judged today by the Supreme Federal Court; the senator from Minas Gerais, with an 89% disapproval rating, is the second most rejected politician in Brazil, behind only Temer, with 94%; Doria supports both of them (Photo: Gisele Federicce).

      Mines 247 - Seeking support within the PSDB for his presidential candidacy in 2018, the mayor of São Paulo, João Doria, praised on Monday the 25th the PSDB senator Aécio Neves (PSDB-MG), one of the most implicated figures in the Lava Jato corruption scandal.

      During a visit to Belo Horizonte, Doria also showed affection for the Minas Gerais senator Antonio Anastasia. When asked if he wanted Aécio's support, he stated, according to... Folha's report"He is a figure I have the utmost respect for."

      In the capital of Minas Gerais, where he received the Freedom Award, Doria dodged questions about a possible change of party, although he praised the DEM. "It's a party of great value," he stated. According to him, the decision will be made between January and March of next year. 

      Last August, the Época magazine published images The bribe of R$ 2 million paid by JBS to Aécio, who led the 2016 coup in partnership with Eduardo Cunha and Michel Temer, consisted of three payments of R$ 500 delivered by former JBS director Ricardo Saud to Aécio's cousin, Frederico Pacheco.

      Aécio was also caught on audio from JBS asking Saud for bribes, in addition to threatening to kill his own cousin, known as 'Fred'.

      The request for the arrest of the PSDB senator is scheduled to be judged this Tuesday, the 26th, by the First Panel of the Supreme Federal Court. The parliamentarian, with an 89% disapproval rating, is the second most rejected politician in Brazil, behind only Temer, with 94%. Doria supports both of them.